Rishab Pant-led Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) continued their stellar form in the IPL 2025 season defeating Shubman Gill-led Gujarat Titans (GT) by six wickets in Match 26 at the Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow. The win came with three balls to spare as Nicholas Pooran and Aiden Markram led the charge with the bat.

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Currently the highest run-getter in IPL 2025 with 349 runs in six games Pooran once again played a crucial role in LSG's chase. His entertaining innings included eight boundaries one four and seven sixes.

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However when asked about his batting strategy the West Indies star chose to keep it as a secret.

"It was absolutely a beautiful wicket to bat on. It's not much talk. As a group we know we have depth in our batting lineup. Unfortunately, Mitch didn't play so Rishabh stepped up and played. Nice to see Aiden get a start and carry on. I surprise myself sometimes. For me, it's about trying to get the ball off as close to the middle of the bat as possible and trust my bat swing. If I tell you everything, they'll figure me out eventually" he added.

"It's about understanding who to take down and leaving the ego away as well sometimes. It is not about hitting sixes for me, it is how I go about my innings. Getting the opportunity to bat at number 3, you need to make the play at times and consolidate at times. I had to be brave and take my matchup on. Today I was lucky, it was the big side and I can hit it in the air and get out too, it was my matchup and today was one of the days when it came off," said Pooran after the match.